Editor’s note: This is the first story in a nine-part series on the 2013 inductees to the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Induction ceremonies will be held Saturday, June 29 in Natchitoches. Unless your basketball team was competing against his, you might have found yourself cheering for Ervin Johnson. And no one would … Continue reading →

Delgado Community College announced Tuesday that baseball coach Joe Scheuermann has been named the college’s third athletic director. Scheuermann will assume the position July 1 following current Athletic Director Tommy Smith’s retirement, which is effective June 30. Scheuermann will also remain the baseball coach. Continue reading →

Delgado Community College Athletic Director Tommy Smith announced his retirement Thursday, effective June 30. Smith, a staple of Delgado Athletics for the past 31 seasons, joined the department in 1981 as an assistant basketball coach and baseball coach under the program’s founder, “Rags” Scheuermann. In 1986, Smith succeeded Scheuermann and became the Dolphins’ second athletic director, … Continue reading →

If there’s one ranking Tulane’s athletics department feels confident in, it’s the annual Academic Progress Rate data, even in its most high-profile sports. Tulane’s football team ranked third among its Conference USA peers, compiling a score of 960, while its men’s basketball team had its best rating on record, scoring 989, the second-highest mark in C-USA. Continue reading →

UNO will not be eligible for the Southland Conference basketball championships in its first season in the league thanks to APR penalties handed down Tuesday by the NCAA. Both the men’s and women’s programs failed to meet the NCAA standard for player academic performance over the past four years. The men’s basketball program was assessed … Continue reading →

Ten years after ending a controversial athletics review by deciding to stay in Division I, Tulane has little success to show for it. If the mindset going forward was supposed to resemble the University of Miami, the results have been more like Rice — minus the Owls’ recent baseball success. And even the Rice football team has … Continue reading →

A decade ago, they were dancing on Willow Street. On this day in 2003, after a painful, divisive six-month evaluation of the Tulane athletic department, the school’s board of trustees voted that the Green Wave would remain in Division I, thanks primarily to an unexpected … Continue reading →

Andrew Pratt has resigned as the head women's golf coach at Tulane and is expected to be named the associated head golf coach at Auburn University. Pratt was named the fourth head women's golf coach at Tulane on August 26, 2011, and led the Green Wave to a Conference USA title, two NCAA Regional appearances and to the NCAA Championships. … Continue reading →

HAMMOND — Southeastern Louisiana University Athletic Director Bart Bellairs resigned Friday and the school named baseball coach Jay Artigues as interim athletic director. Bellairs has been at Southeastern Louisiana since November 2009. “I appreciate the dedication and integrity that Bart brought to administration of our athletics program,” Southeastern President John Crain said. “Bart … Continue reading →

Casey Rodrigue and Brady Domangue, a pair of sophomores who led LSU-Eunice to the championship game of the NJCAA Division II World Series, were named to the All-America team Wednesday. Rodrigue, an infielder who has signed with Indiana, made the second team. Domangue, a right-handed pitcher who has signed with LSU, was named to the third team. Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — University of Louisiana at Lafayette pitcher Jordan Wallace has accepted an invitation to attend the 2013 USA Softball Women’s National Team Selection Camp, as announced by the ASA of America and USA Softball, Monday afternoon. The tryouts will run from June 10-12 in Oklahoma City at the ASA Hall of Fame … Continue reading →

LSU recruiting ranked No .14 The LSU women’s tennis incoming class is ranked No. 14 by the Tennis Recruiting Network, marking the team’s highest-ranked recruiting class. Coach Julia S. Sell added Joana Vale Costa, Skylar Holloway, Gabrielle Otero and Abigail Owens. Costa, from Lisbon, Portugal, posts a 782 singles and 744 doubles ranking according to … Continue reading →

Louisiana-Lafayette leaned on Cody Boutte for a quality start to stave off elimination. After barely two innings and three runs, he faltered against Sam Houston State. But Matt Plitt trotted from the bullpen at Alex Box Stadium on Saturday to fortify and stabilize the Ragin’ Cajuns, retiring the first 15 batters he faced over seven stellar … Continue reading →

ENID, Okla. — LSU-Eunice’s quest for back-to-back NJCAA national championships fell short. Saturday night, in the championship game of the Division II World Series, Murray (Okla.) State scored two runs each in the second and third innings and held off the Bengals for a 4-3 victory to claim the national title. “It was a … Continue reading →

Louisiana-Lafayette catcher Sarah Draheim and Northwestern State coach Donald Pickett produced career-best seasons in 2013 to earn two of the top awards on the All-Louisiana collegiate softball team. Draheim, a .267 hitter through her first three seasons with the Ragin’ Cajuns, collected 15-of-18 votes for Hitter of the Year after batting .423 with 15 home runs and … Continue reading →

At Enid, Okla. Game 1: LSU-Eunice 4, Lackawanna, (Pa.) 3 Game 2: Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC 8, Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC 3 … Continue reading →

First Team Position Name School Yr. Hometown Notes Pitcher — Rachele Fico LSU Sr. Oxford, Conn. 24-11, 2.35 ERA, NFCA All-America first team Pitcher — Jordan Wallace Louisiana-Lafayette So. Weatherford, Texas 28-7, 1.89 ERA, … Continue reading →

Nine relatively quiet innings at the plate might have gnawed at Louisiana-Lafayette. As it turned out, Jackson State pitching was the perfect remedy. Subdued in their NCAA tournament regional opener, the Ragin’ Cajuns woke up in a 15-1 elimination-game rout Saturday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium, pounding out 19 hits and recovering from an early one-run … Continue reading →

LAKE CHARLES — McNeese football coach Matt Viator didn’t have to look far outside of the McNeese family to find a new defensive coordinator as he named former Cowboys standout Lance Guidry to guide his team’s defense as well as be the assistant head coach. Guidry, a Welsh native, fills the spot vacated when Mike … Continue reading →

Tulane equipment manager David Lowry, also known for his voice in press boxes throughout the area, died Saturday of complications from cancer. He was 47. Lowry was a longtime educator in St. John the Baptist Parish. He was the athletic director, assistant baseball coach and head softball coach at St. Charles Catholic High School in LaPlace. He … Continue reading →

The Louisiana-Lafayette baseball team entered the NCAA tournament’s Baton Rouge Regional with one of the nation’s most potent offenses, having led the country with 72 home runs during the regular season and having ranked third nationally with a .323 batting average. But the Ragin’ Cajuns were silenced Friday night at Alex Box Stadium by a pair of … Continue reading →

Tulane President Scott Cowen’s retirement announcement elicited a gamut of emotion from Green Wave fans, coaches and former players Friday. Although he isn’t actually stepping away from his post until July 1, 2014, the reaction to his announcement, much like Cowen’s treatment of sports at Tulane, was polarized. As president since 1998, he had an intimate … Continue reading →

Apparently, the $3 million facelift at UNO’s Maestri Field extends beyond the baseball stadium. Athletic Director Derek Morel announced Friday that Bruce Peddie will not be retained as head coach after going 40-161 during four challenging seasons, including 7-44 this spring while playing as an Division I independent against the likes of powerhouses LSU, South Carolina … Continue reading →

LSU sophomore golfer Curtis Thompson has been named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Men’s Golfer of the Year, while Tulane’s Maribel Porras earned Women’s Golfer of the Year, serving as the headliner for the All-Louisiana golf teams voted on by school sports information directors. Thompson earned first team All-Southeastern Conference honors and was named to the Golf … Continue reading →

Louisiana-Lafayette faced few logistical hurdles en route to Alex Box Stadium for its first NCAA baseball regional in three seasons. Yet, the venue itself, and the host team, might test the focus of the No. 2-seeded Ragin’ Cajuns (41-18), who face third-seeded Sam Houston State (37-20) at 7 p.m. Friday in LSU’s home park. “That’s been … Continue reading →

The LSU-Eunice baseball team fell 8-2 to Madison College on Thursday night, suffering its first loss in the double-elimination NJCAA Division II World Series after beating Heartland Community College 8-0 in seven innings earlier in the day. LSU-Eunice (51-9) will play in an elimination game at 7 p.m. Friday against Madison College (43-12). The winner advances to … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Even though he was only 6 years old, Austin Robichaux has vivid memories of Louisiana-Lafayette’s 2000 trip to the College World Series. He also has memories from just over 13 months ago, from his last trip to Alex Box Stadium, and those aren’t nearly as fond. And the Ragin’ Cajun sophomore … Continue reading →

LSU-Eunice’s scheduled game in the NJCAA Division II World Series was postponed Wednesday night because of severe weather in the Enid, Okla., area. The Bengals will now play Heartland (Ill.) Community College at noon Thursday, or shortly after the end of the game between North Iowa Area Community College and Murray State Community College, which was postponed … Continue reading →

At Enid, Okla. Saturday Game 1: LSU-Eunice 4, Lackawanna (Pa.) 3 Game 2: Scottsdale (Ariz.) CC 8, Grand
Rapids (Mich.) CC 3 Game 3: Murray (Okla.) State 2, … Continue reading →

LSU’s Andrews, Fico earn All-America LOUISVILLE, Ky. — LSU sophomore outfielder A.J. Andrews and senior pitcher Rachele Fico earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-American honors Wednesday from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The last time two LSU players were named All-Americans was in 2007 with Leslie Klein and Killian Roessner. Fico was named to … Continue reading →

NEW ORLEANS — Tulane’s basketball program went great lengths to replenish its depleted roster. Its latest signee provides unflappable evidence of the Green Wave’s recruiting breadth, hauling in Mikael Herbert from Uusikaupunki, Finland. The 6-foot-10, 211-pounder is best known for his ability to shoot from the perimeter and is expected to stretch the floor, … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — There was so little reaction from the Louisiana-Lafayette baseball team Monday, one might think the Ragin’ Cajuns were old-hat at this NCAA Regional stuff. When the Cajuns’ spot in the Baton Rouge Regional was announced during ESPNU’s bracket announcement show, there was some applause from the ULL squad gathered at M.L. “Tigue” Moore … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — The Louisiana-Lafayette baseball team entered the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship red-hot, having won its previous two games by 17 combined runs and with 15 extra-base hits in three tournament games. Florida Atlantic, which entered Sunday on a 10-game winning steak, proved to be the only thing hotter. The … Continue reading →

NCAA BASEBALL Atlantic Coast Conference Championship North Carolina 4, Virginia Tech 1 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship East Tennessee State 7, Kennesaw State 2 Big … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — A sign near the entrance of M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field lists benchmarks met by Louisiana-Lafayette baseball through the years. Given the program’s accomplishments include six Sun Belt Conference regular-season titles, two super regional appearances and one College World Series berth, it is hard not to notice the Ragin’ Cajuns have just one Sun … Continue reading →

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Matte Haack stood in the dugout, her arms crossed and resting on the railing. She watched as the Michigan softball team ran around the field, celebrated with fans, dumped Gatorade on its seniors and danced to the school’s fight song. Even as her teammates packed up, left the dugout and wept, Haack stuck … Continue reading →

SUGAR LAND, Texas — As the Central Arkansas baseball team dogpiled on the mound after winning the 15th and final game of the Southland Conference baseball tournament on Saturday, one of the most unlikely players was on the bottom of the pile. True freshman pitcher Connor Gilmore, who had only four starts during the regular … Continue reading →

LSU-Eunice won its first game at the 2013 NJCAA Division II World Series in dramatic fashion Saturday morning, coming from behind for a 4-3 victory over Lackawanna College thanks to Garrett Deschamp’s game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Bengals (49-8) opened the ninth with a single from Buddy McCoy, who was lifted … Continue reading →

HOUSTON — Already eliminated from the championship round of the Conference USA baseball tournament, Tulane came from behind Saturday afternoon to defeat Houston 3-2, notching three runs in seventh inning of the Green Wave’s season finale. Tulane (30-28) avoided a .500 record by staging a late … Continue reading →

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Spring Hill College’s Cinderella run through the NAIA softball playoffs continued in a big way on Saturday. The 10th-seeded Badgers (47-15) scored seven runs in the fourth and fifth innings to take a resounding 9-1 five-inning victory over second-seeded Lubbock Christian Universty on the second day of the NAIA’s 33rd National … Continue reading →

LAFAYETTE — Louisiana-Lafayette right-hander Austin Robichaux gave up a triple to begin Friday afternoon’s game at the Sun Belt Conference baseball tournament, then a sacrifice fly to put the Ragin’ Cajuns in an early one-run hole. He gave up very little else the rest of the day. Robichaux recovered from the rocky start and … Continue reading →

SUGAR LAND, Texas — Southeastern Louisiana remains alive for the Southland Conference tournament championship, but after a 12-2 mercy-rule loss to Lamar on Friday night, the Lions will have to win twice Saturday to prolong their season. Lamar’s Sam Bumpers had two hits, including a home run and three RBIs, while Chase Angelle came … Continue reading →

When LSU-Eunice begins the NJCAA Division II World Series starting Saturday in Enid, Okla., the Bengals will set their sights on returning home with the school’s fifth national championship in the space of seven years. This marks LSUE’s seventh trip to the World Series since 2004. The Bengals (48-8) open with Lackawanna College (41-18) of … Continue reading →

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — No matter the circumstances, it seemed the Louisiana-Lafayette softball team came up just short Friday against Michigan. The Ragin’ Cajuns were inches away from routine plays that, since they weren’t made, preserved innings or were seconds late on calls at the plate that would have swung momentum. But the … Continue reading →

ATHENS, Ga. — Tulane capped its season with a school-record ninth-place finish Friday. and senior Maribel Lopez Porras turned in a 14th-place finish for the program’s best individual effort at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championships at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Tulane tied with Oklahoma and Michigan State and completed the 72-hole event … Continue reading →